Estate papers of the Pelham family of Stanmer, Earls of Chichester

1-386 Sussex deeds and documents; principal contents: Ardingly (Cowardstreet); Bivelham manor in Mayfield; Bishopstone manor; Burwash manor; Chiddingly (Highland); Crowhurst manor; East Hoathly (Coldharbour); Ewhurst in Shermanbury manor; Falmer manor; Hastings (Rape, Honour, Castle, Lordship, etc, including counterpart leases of wayside plots, many with plans); Hellingly (Binglie, Blackstock); Laughton manor; Lindfield (Kenwards farm); Northye manor; Otham manor; Piddinghoe (Horcombe, the Lodgelands); Plumpton manor; Wrenhams in Bexhill (Further and Middle)

Families: Akehurst; Ashburnham; Baker; Bromley; Calverley; Chichester; Clarke; Clobery; Craven; Cutler; Downton; Ellis; Fuller; Gillam; Godman; Godolphin; Hastings; Holles; Holt; Leopard; Lucas; Midleton; Monson; Mountague; Pelham; Shelley; Shore; Springett; Veer; Walter; Washer; Webb; Whitfield

1338-1839

387-444 Deeds and documents relating mainly to London and Norwich, including a copy grant of arms to Thomas Wood of Longley in Yorkshire, 1551, wages book of the Office of Ordnance, 1582, property of the Tahourdin family in Throgmorton Street, St Bartholomew and elsewhere in London and in Norwich Waterworks, 1670-1711; also includes Pelham family documents relating to estates in Nottinghamshire, 1539-1752, land in North Creake, Norfolk, 1793, memorial of John Marsh to the Treasury, 1823

445-458 ESRO AMS 5897

459 Herstmonceux: Fareham, c1300

460 Chalvington: Loverd land, 1513

461 Selmeston: freehold tenements of the manor of Sherrington, 1533

462 Keymer: manor of Ockley, 1559

463 ESRO AMS 5897/2

464 Battle: field and pit in the Borough of Telham, 1605

465 Manor of South Malling Lindfield: rental, 1633

466 Chailey: statement of witnesses concerning a disputed right of way at Bevern Bridge, 1636

467 Seaford: three roods, Elphick settlement, 1640

468 Extract from will of Henry Hinton with charitable bequests to Sussex parishes, 1641

469 Battle: Frickley, 1684

470 Isfield: jury summons to assizes, 1686

471 Kent: appointment of William Campion as DL, 1694

472 Wadhurst: rental or valuation list, 18th century

473 Selmeston: final concord, 1705

474-475 Lewes St Anne: final concord, 1712

476 Selmeston, Shermanbury and Lewes All Saints: final concord, 1717

477 Firle: will of Edward Stephens, 1748

478 Maresfield: enfranchisement of Horleys, Rolf Cavells, Martins, Scrases and Stuckells, 1580

479-593 Chrippes family of Petworth: Priesthouse, North Street, Petworth, Blackhouse Far, Maresfield (see P 478), house in South Street, house in The Pallant, Chichester, land in Fernhurst, manor of Didlesfold in North Chapel, Cotchetts in Lurgarshall, 1616-1838

489 Lewes: The Vine [Shelleys Hotel], 1663

The Pelham family documents forming the original core of this collection were arranged into one chronological sequence, and subsequent documents added as they were acquired. As a result, the table of contents above is, insofar as it relates to the Pelham documents, unspecific as to precise references.